Smart mouse does not work after VMware tools removal

APPLIES TO:

Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Home Edition

Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Standard Edition

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Standard Edition

Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac Standard Edition

Symptoms

Parallels virtual machine was migrated using a VMware virtualization product. Parallels Tools were installed on the resulting VM, and the mouse synchronization feature worked well. After a period of time, VMware Tools were removed from the machine, and mouse synchronization stopped functioning properly: mouse cannot be seamlessly moved between host and quest operating systems, and it is impossible to switch to Coherence mode.

Cause

When VMware Tools are removed, the driver for the Parallels Mouse Synchronization device is also deleted.